Earthwork record MAB44812 - SKICHEN FARM
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Summary
Site of a cairn.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 5221 4173 (40m by 40m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO54SW |
| Civil Parish | Carmyllie |
| Authority | Angus |
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
Site of a cairn. According to the NSA (1845) it extended over 0.10 hectare (1/4 acre) and was situated on the high ground of Skichen Farm. Hundreds of cartloads of stones were obtained from it. 'Several stone coffins containing urns were found in different parts of the cairn, about 6ft below the surface, and each of the urns contained some fragments of bones'. Two of the urns were intact, one of which and a food vessel are in the NMAS donated by Dr R Dickson in 1866. Many scattered stones were noted by the OS in 1966, but nothing intelligible as a cairn. The area is now a water-filled quarry.
, (Photograph). SAB25180.
NSA, 1845, [Untitled], Vol. 11, (Forfar), 357 (Bibliographic reference). SAB6256.
PSAS, 1868, Proc Soc Antiq Scot 6, 313 (Bibliographic reference). SAB10421.
NMAS, 1892, [Untitled], 173 (Bibliographic reference). SAB6168.
Childe, V G, 1946, [Untitled], 109, no. 82 (Bibliographic reference). SAB7243.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ANG;
- NMR Card Number: NO54SW12;
- NRHE Numlink: 34716;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO54SW0012;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/34716 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SAB10421 Bibliographic reference: PSAS. 1868. Proc Soc Antiq Scot 6. 313.
- --- SAB25180 Photograph: . . .
- --- SAB6168 Bibliographic reference: NMAS. 1892. [Untitled]. 173.
- --- SAB6256 Bibliographic reference: NSA. 1845. [Untitled]. Vol. 11, (Forfar), 357.
- --- SAB7243 Bibliographic reference: Childe, V G. 1946. [Untitled]. 109, no. 82.
Finds (2)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
Record last edited
Jul 20 2021 1:24PM
